Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum
The maximum glacier extent during the "Little Ice Age" (mid 18th century AD) in Jotunheimen, southern Norway, was mapped using remote sensing techniques. Interpretation of existing glaciochronological studies, analysis of geomorphological maps, and own GPS-field measurements were applied f...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:tc1220 2023-05-15T16:21:54+02:00 Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum Baumann, S. Winkler, S. Andreassen, L. M. 2018-09-27 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-3-231-2009 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/3/231/2009/ eng eng doi:10.5194/tc-3-231-2009 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/3/231/2009/ eISSN: 1994-0424 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-3-231-2009 2020-07-20T16:26:31Z The maximum glacier extent during the "Little Ice Age" (mid 18th century AD) in Jotunheimen, southern Norway, was mapped using remote sensing techniques. Interpretation of existing glaciochronological studies, analysis of geomorphological maps, and own GPS-field measurements were applied for validation of the mapping. The length of glacier centrelines and other inventory data were determined using a Geographical Information System (GIS) and a Digital Elevation Model. "Little Ice Age" maximum extent for a total of 233 glaciers comprising an overall glacier area of about 290 km 2 was mapped. Mean length of the centreline was calculated to 1.6 km. Until AD 2003, the area and length shrank by 35% and 34%, respectively, compared with the maximum "Little Ice Age" extent. Text glacier Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Norway The Cryosphere 3 2 231 243 |
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The maximum glacier extent during the "Little Ice Age" (mid 18th century AD) in Jotunheimen, southern Norway, was mapped using remote sensing techniques. Interpretation of existing glaciochronological studies, analysis of geomorphological maps, and own GPS-field measurements were applied for validation of the mapping. The length of glacier centrelines and other inventory data were determined using a Geographical Information System (GIS) and a Digital Elevation Model. "Little Ice Age" maximum extent for a total of 233 glaciers comprising an overall glacier area of about 290 km 2 was mapped. Mean length of the centreline was calculated to 1.6 km. Until AD 2003, the area and length shrank by 35% and 34%, respectively, compared with the maximum "Little Ice Age" extent. |
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Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum |
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Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum |
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Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum |
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Mapping glaciers in Jotunheimen, South-Norway, during the "Little Ice Age" maximum |
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mapping glaciers in jotunheimen, south-norway, during the "little ice age" maximum |
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